How does India today compare with previous crises?

The rupee continued to slide today, breaking through 65 to the US dollar for the first time. Newspaper headlines continue to talk of a crisis. In this Update we compare the current situation with previous crises in Asia to illustrate why, although India’s immediate economic prospects are dire, we don’t think it is heading toward disaster.

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